Tuesday saw the famed ‘Download Day’ as Firefox 3 was released. They racked up 8.3 million downloads despite server problems and rumours of a security loophole. Great press coverage, a success all round. And a big chunk of the success was taken up with a “yah, boo, sucks to Internet Explorer” approach.
Which seems to be [...]
The continual development of new applications for web services is one of the best things about the online community. These applications or extensions massively increase the function and usability of services. Some of them are simple, some of them seem incredibly complex pieces of work.
I wanted to highlight two I’ve come across recently that [...]
I’ve spoken a few times recently about how much I’m enjoying Twitter. And it seems that there’s a developing appreciation of the value that it can offer. Used effectively it can really add value to your networks and increase your knowledge. There are a number of sites out there that can help increase that effective [...]
Today I noticed some amusing trends on twitter. Topics and thoughts that come up in relation to twitter on a nearly daily basis, based on the people I’m following.
I spent some time going back through twitter posts over the last couple of weeks. I do this from time to time as a bit of a [...]
I’m constantly surprised and impressed by how many great little add-ons and clients there are out there to help social network interaction. Three of the best are the StumbleUpon toolbar, desktop tweeting with twhirl and now the catchall FriendFeed desktop client, the charmingly named Alert Thingy.
Why the StumbleUpon toolbar is genius
Unlike most site submission/sharing [...]
Twitter followers can be fickle, dropping you for no more than a few hours inactivity. Which is problem for people who have to sleep. It’s a problem that’s solved by TweetLater.
Regular activity can be important on Twitter, and TweetLater lets you schedule tweets to be sent out at scheduled times. Very simple to sign up [...]
